World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Russell Hastings
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
St. Paul, Minnesota
Honored By
Charles Hastings, Sr.
HE SERVED AS A COLLEGE PHYSICS PROFESSOR AT MCALESTER COLLEGE IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. HE TAUGHT METEOROLOGY TO ARMY AIR FORCE PILOTS SO THEY COULD PREDICT AND INTERPRET WEATHER PATTERNS IN THEIR PURSUIT OF THE WAR EFFORT IN EUROPE.